FIFA Intervention
Kejriwal backs players' FIFA plea as ISL crisis threatens continental hopes
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Indian footballers' urgent appeal to FIFA over the suspended Indian Super League (ISL) has garnered political support from AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal, amid new fears over AFC Champions League eligibility and investor pullouts. The crisis, rooted in a failed commercial rights tender, continues to paralyze the sport.
Prominent Indian footballers, including Sunil Chhetri and Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, have issued a joint video appeal to FIFA for urgent intervention to rescue Indian football from administrative paralysis. The Indian Super League's 2025-26 season remains stalled due to the All India Football Federation's failure to secure a commercial partner. Players describe the situation as a humanitarian, sporting, and economic crisis, with livelihoods at stake.